USPTO Patents Application 09866922

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M4tn *^ Jesus Martinez ALMELA Date: October 3, 2003

Serial No.: 09/866,922 Group Art Unit: 1724

Filed: Mav 30, 2001 Examiner: P. Hruskoci

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AMENDMENT/SUBMISSION

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This is a response to the Office Action mailed April 3, 2003 in the above-identified
application. Reconsideration of the application is respectfully requested.

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the number of months which will avoid abandonment under 37 C.F.R. § 1.135. The fee under 37
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SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS

!. If checked, an abstract (an amended abstract) is submitted herewith.

2. If checked, amendment(s) to the drawings are submitted herewith.

3. If checked, amendment(s) to the specification are submitted herewith.

4. X If checked, amcndment(s) to the claims are submitted herewith.

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In re Patent Application oi X ' 4

Jesus Marline/ ALMELA Date: October 3, 2003 /v <q? 0

Serial No.: 09/866,922 Group Art Unit: 1724

Filed: May 30, 2001 Examiner: P. Hruskoci

For: PROCESS FOR TREATING LIQUID MANURE

M;iil Stop RCE
Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

REQUEST FOR CONTINUED EXAMINATION

Sir:

This is a Request for Continued Examination (RCE) under the provisions of 37 C.F.R. §
1 14, of the above-identified application.

Check No. \ 5$^ ^ which includes the RCE fee of S385. 00 (small entity) and any
extension/suspension fee, is enclosed herewith.

In the event the actual fee is greater than the payment submitted or is inadvertently not
enclosed or if any additional fee during the prosecution of this application is not paid, the Patent
Office is authorized to charge the under-paymcnt to Deposit Account No. 15-0700.

If this communication is filed after a shortened statutory time period 111 said pending
application had elapsed and no separate Petition is enclosed, the Commissioner of Patents and
Trademarks is petitioned, under 37 C.F.R. $1.1 36(a), to extend the time for filing a response to
the outstanding Office Action by the number of months w hich will avoid abandonment under 37
C.F.R. $1,135. The fee under 3 7 C.F.R. $ 1 . 1 7 should be charged to our Deposit Account No.

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enclosed.

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for a period of months (3 maximum).

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